2 Chronicles 36:12-22 (New American Standard)
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He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God ; 1he did not humble himself 2before Jeremiah the prophet awho spoke for the LORD.
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3He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But 4he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD God of Israel.
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Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations ; and they defiled the house of the LORD which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
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The LORD, the God of their fathers, 5sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place ;
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but they continually 6mocked the messengers of God, 7despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, 8until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, until there was no remedy.
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9Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm ; He gave them all into his hand.
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10All the articles of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king and of his officers, he brought them all to Babylon.
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Then 11they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire and destroyed all its valuable articles.
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Those who had escaped from the sword he 12carried away to Babylon ; and 13they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,
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14to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until 15the land had enjoyed its sabbaths. 16All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath b17until seventy years were complete.
Cyrus Permits Return
22 18Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia -in order to fulfill the word of the LORD 19by the mouth of Jeremiah -the LORD 20stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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